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SUMMARY:Economics and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:Now in its seventh year\, this seminar is designed as an introduction and immersion into Catholic social thought for graduate students and junior faculty in economics\, finance\, or related fields. Participants will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought\, starting with the human person\, dignity\, freedom\, subsidiarity\, solidarity\, and the common good\, and moving toward applications of these principles to conceptual understandings and ethical considerations involving economic topics such as utility theory\, firm and business ethics\, wages\, markets\, globalization\, poverty\, and development. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant economics texts. \nThis seminar is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute; the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization; the De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture; the Kellogg Institute for International Studies; and the the Institute for the Scholarship in the Liberal Arts\, College of Arts and Letters\, University of Notre Dame. \n\nLOCATION AND FORMAT\nFormat: There will be two sessions each day for three days\, each featuring a different instructor. Each instructor will open with a lecture\, and then we will turn to a seminar-style discussion of the texts and issues at hand. In the final sessions\, we will discuss how the material can be applied to each student’s particular area of interest. \nLocation: The seminar will take place at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend\, Indiana. Travel stipends are available on a need basis. All participants will be provided with accommodations and most meals (some on their own). \nApplication Information: This seminar will be open to PhD students and faculty in economics\, finance and related fields. \nApplicants will be required to submit a completed online application form\, including: \n\nAn updated CV.\nA brief statement of research interest no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen students will be admitted to this seminar. \nThe application deadline is February 25\, 2024. \nPlease direct any further questions to contact@credo-economists.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-economics-and-catholic-social-thought-a-primer/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame\, Notre Dame\, IN 46556\, Notre Dame\, IN
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:What is Social Science? Charles Taylor’s Catholic Vision of Human Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Are the social sciences properly scientific? Will we one day discover a social physics—perhaps a blend of psychology\, economics\, and algorithms—that allows us to predict and engineer our common life? No one has done more intellectual work to cast doubt on these techno-utopian claims than Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor. In this seminar we will explore Taylor’s argument that the study of human behavior should be closer to history and literature than biology and statistics. Is the human mind no more than a wet computer\, or does selfhood possess moral and artistic dimensions? Can we understand politics by calculating large-scale voter behavior\, or must we study cultural traditions like the “ethic of authenticity”? Taylor’s paradigm shift promises to transform 21st century social theory much as Max Weber or Emile Durkheim shaped theirs. For Taylor\, secular modernity is not only a story of disenchantment and fading values\, but an opportunity for increased spiritual intensity—what he calls a “Catholic modernity.”s \nThis seminar is organized by the Nova Forum for Catholic Thought and will be held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There will be two 2.5-hour sessions on Monday\, Tuesday\, and Thursday. On Wednesday and Friday\, the morning session will be followed by a post-lunch excursion. Each session will be a seminar-style discussion of the text and the issues at hand. Students will be expected to carefully prepare the readings\, submit study questions in advance\, and participate actively in each session. \nApplication Information \nThis seminar is open to all undergraduate students (including 2024 graduates) interested in understanding the thought of one of the greatest Catholic thinkers of our century. The seminar will be of interest to a wide variety of students regardless of major. \nApplicants will be required to submit an online application form including: \n\nA list of completed coursework.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a professor at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current intellectual interests.\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen applicants will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nAdmitted students will receive lodging and meals for the duration of the seminar and a $350 travel stipend. \nApplication materials are due February 25. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-what-is-social-science-charles-taylors-catholic-vision-of-human-behavior/
LOCATION:University of Southern California\, University Park Campus 3551 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90007
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Early Christian Old Testament Exegesis
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College \nScripture is the soul\, shape\, and content of early Christian theology. This week-long seminar will offer an intensive exploration of the foundational texts\, concepts\, and movements in Early Christian Old Testament exegesis from 100-700 AD. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n· The seminar will be held at Windle House\, hosted by the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. \n· Most Meals (some on their own) and lodging will be provided to participants. \n· Participants will receive a stipend of up to $350 to offset travel expenses. \n· Participants will arrive on Sunday\, June 9 and depart on Friday\, June 14. \n· Participants will be provided with the relevant books. \n· Fifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \nWorking knowledge of relevant ancient languages will be helpful\, but not essential. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study\, though advanced M.A. students will be considered. \nThere will be two sessions each day in the morning and in the afternoon. Each session will include lectures and seminar-style discussions. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material. \nThe application deadline is February 2\, 2024. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-early-christian-old-testament-exegesis/
LOCATION:University of St. Michael’s College\, 81 St. Mary's Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 1J4\, Toronto\, ON
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Catholic Social Thought in Business Education
DESCRIPTION:Apply here\nWe are pleased to announce the fourth annual seminar on “Business and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer.” During the seminar\, graduate students and faculty members in business schools will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought and apply them to their own field of research and teaching. This seminar aims at widening epistemological preconceptions and showing practical implications of Catholic social thought for business in a way that affirms the goodness of business directed toward the common good. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant business texts that show the path for principled entrepreneurship in order to gain knowledge\, exchange experiences\, receive help with their syllabi and consider how best to integrate Catholic social thought into business education. \nLOCATION \nThe seminar will take place at the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota between Tuesday\, June 11 and Friday\, June 14. \nA limited number of travel stipends for students are available on a per need basis. All participants will be provided with accommodations and most meals (some on their own). \n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION\nThis seminar will be open to graduate students and faculty of any specialization in business schools. Applicants will be required to submit a completed online application\, including: \n\nAn updated CV/resume.\nA brief statement of research interest related to Catholic social thought no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.\nFifteen students will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nApplication materials are due February 25\, 2024. \nThis seminar is cosponsored by the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas (MN); the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame; the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America; the Lumen Christi Institute; and the Markets\, Culture and Ethics Research Centre at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross\, Rome.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-cst-in-business-education/
LOCATION:University of Saint Thomas\, Minnesota\, St. Paul Campus 2115 Summit Ave\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55105
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:St. Thomas Aquinas on Free Choice
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will be a five-day\, intensive discussion aimed at understanding and evaluating St. Thomas Aquinas’ account of liberum arbitrium and of the psychological and metaphysical principles that underlie it. The sessions will center on passages from the Summa Theologiae\, but we will also refer to other works of Aquinas\, such as the De Malo and the Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics\, and to pertinent texts from other philosophers such as Plato\, Aristotle\, Kant\, and Anscombe. We will want to address some of the more controversial questions about Thomas’ views\, such as the following: Does he differ from Aristotle on the will\, and if so\, how? Did he change his own mind about the will? To what extent\, in Aquinas’ account\, does the freedom of the will depend upon the distinction between the will and the intellect? Does St. Thomas’ apparent intellectualism commit him to some kind of determinism with regard to choice?  Does he offer an adequate account of the choice of evil? In comparison with modern thinkers\, does he sufficiently appreciate the value of freedom? \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\nFormat: There will be two 2 ½ hour sessions each day. Each session will include an opening lecture and seminar-style discussion of the text and the issues at hand. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material. \nLocation: The seminar will take place at the Gavin House. Students will be provided with lodging\, most meals (some on their own)\, and a travel stipend of up to $350. \nApplication Information: This seminar will be open to PhD students in the humanities and relevant fields (such as philosophy\, theology\, english\, classics\, & history). \nApplicants will be required to submit: \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a member of the program in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fiften students will be admitted to this seminar. \nTHE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 25\, 2024. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-thomas-aquinas-on-free-choice/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:The Thought of John Henry Newman
DESCRIPTION:Now in its eleventh year\, this intensive seminar will examine the achievements of Saint John Henry Newman as a theologian\, philosopher\, educator\, preacher\, and writer. Remarkably\, in each of these areas Newman produced works that have come to be recognized as classics: An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine\, The Grammar of Assent\, The Idea of a University\, The Parochial and Plain Sermons\, and the Apologia Pro Vita Sua. This seminar will approach Newman’s thought through a critical engagement with these texts. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\nThe seminar will be held at Linacre College at the University of Oxford.\nMost Meals (some on their own) and lodging will be provided for the participants.\nParticipants will receive a stipend of up to $700 to offset travel expenses.\nParticipants will arrive on Saturday\, June 22 and depart on Saturday\, June 29.\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned texts in preparation for the seminar.\nFifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION \nThis seminar is open to PhD students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study. \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and no more than two letter(s) of recommendation.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered\n\nApplication materials are due February 2\, 2024 \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-the-thought-of-john-henry-newman/
LOCATION:Linacre College\, St. Cross Road\, Oxford\, OX1 3JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence\, Ethics and Catholic Thought
DESCRIPTION:The last few years have seen the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI)\, bearing potentially great benefits for the common good but also many dangers. AI applications are shaping society and individual life\, leaving governments\, businesses\, and individuals struggling to address the effects of this powerful technology. This five-day seminar will explore how the Catholic intellectual tradition can help contemporary society develop an ethics for AI. Possible topics that will be addressed include: virtue ethics and AI-driven applications’ effects on character; arguments over the personhood of AI; the resources of Catholic Social Thought for confronting dangerous social effects of AI on society\, such as those emanating from algorithmic bias; AI’s influence on work\, especially in the caring professions; potential tools for AI governance. Participants will engage a range of theological and secular sources on the questions of AI. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\n\nThe seminar will take place at Duke University in Durham\, NC. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar. \n\n\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs \n\n\nLodging and most meals (some on their own) will be provided for the students for the duration of the seminar. \n\n\nParticipants will arrive in Durham\, NC on Sunday\, June 23 and depart on Saturday\, June 29. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with a lecture and discussion session each morning and afternoon. \n\n\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar. \n\n\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar. \n\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\n\nOpen to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, computer science\, and other relevant fields of study. Limited spots open to professionals within the field. \n\n\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation (strongly encouraged). \n\n\nApplications Deadline is February 2. \n\n\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \n\n\nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org. \nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” This program is copresented by the Lumen Christi Institute at University of Chicago and Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School. This program is cosponsored by institutes of the In Lumine Network: the Collegium Institute\, the Harvard Catholic Forum\, COLLIS\, and the Saint Anselm Institute.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-artificial-intelligence-ethics-and-catholic-thought/
LOCATION:Duke University\, Chapel Drive\nDurham \, NC 27708\, Durham\, NC
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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